5 December 2013

1st Annual End of the Year Book Survey - 2013 Edition

The End of Year Book Survey, is a survey Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner came up with. This was such fun filling out and I cannot wait to read everyone else's answers, since some of them are really hard and it is seriously heart-breaking to choose! Now let's do the survey!

Best in books 2013

1. Best Book You Read In 2013? (If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2013 release vs. backlist)

I forced myself not to choose The Fault in our Stars, so this is my pick. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I really love this cover and it plays a vital part in the story itself, so that is a plus.

17. Book That Had A Scene In It That Had You Reeling And Dying To Talk To Somebody About It? (a WTF moment, an epic revelation, a steamy kiss, etc. etc.) Be careful of spoilers!

The ending of Allegiant, none of my friends have read this yet -.-'... Also the "revealing" of what being Divergent actually means and why the world is structured as it is.... It has completely changed the view of the world.

18. Favorite Relationship From A Book You Read In 2013 (be it romantic, friendship, etc). Friendship / romantic: Gary and Jane from 4 to 16 Characters by Kelly Hourihan (review here) AND Augustus and as he calls her; Hazel Grace from The Fault in our Stars by John Green... You had seen this one comingFriendsip: Augustus and Isaac from The Fault in our Stars by John Green

19. Favorite Book You Read in 2013 From An Author You’ve Read Previously The Host by Stephenie Meyer

20. Best Book You Read In 2013 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else:

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2013? Augustus Waters from The Fault in our Stars by John Green

23. Best 2013 debut you read?Since the only debut I read in 2013 was Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke was the only one I read, it would have to be that one - even though I did not really like it.

24. Most vivid world/imagery in a book you read in 2013?

The Divergent series by Veronica Roth. I loved the world of Divergent, I think it was an amazing idea!

25. Book That Was The Most Fun To Read in 2013?4 to 16 Characters by Kelly Hourihan. I swear I litterally laughed out loud a bunch of times... And people looked at me weird... Because I was never alone when I laughed...

27. Book You Read in 2013 That You Think Got Overlooked This Year Or When It Came Out? 4 to 16 Characters by Kelly Hourihan again, it has been out for nearly a month and on Goodreads it only has 77 ratings, and for that great a book, that is just not a high enough number.

Looking Ahead.....

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2013 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2014? The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, I have been debating on whether or not to read it, but as soon as I get my paycheck I am going to buy it!Another choice would be any book by John Green

4. Series Ending You Are Most Anticipating in 2014?Shattered which is the conclusion in the Slated trilogy by Teri Terry

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging In 2014? Write more reviews, find new weekly features to do and be a "good girl" on Netgalley since my feedback ratio is 40% or something.